Divjak Topić Bahtijarević & Krka

Managing Partner: Emir Bahtijarević

Senior Partners: Damir Topić, Mario Krka

Number of partners: 5

Number of lawyers: 16

Languages: Croatian, English, German, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian

Firm Overview:

DTB is an internationally recognized top-tier Croatian legal service provider. For nearly thirty years, it has been successfully providing national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, investors, and governments with legal advice and assistance in their regular business activities and complex strategic transactions. With a team comprising over 20 lawyers specialized in various areas of expertise, DTB takes a tailor-made interdisciplinary approach to its clients, thus meeting all of their needs. It offers legal services unrivalled in terms of the number of legal professionals assigned to specific projects and their qualifications. DTB’s lawyers are members of renowned international legal associations and the law firm itself is a member of several networks of leading law firms.

EXPERIENCE. Since its establishment in 1994, DTB has been continuously expanding its services addressing various legal areas, ranging from M&A, banking and finance (including regulatory and compliance), corporate and commercial, real estate and project finance to competition and antitrust, energy, dispute resolution, labor law, and IP & TMT. DTB hence represents a one-stop shop for any legal or corporate inquiries made by potential or existing clients.

MARKET RESPONSE. DTB’s market position is reflected in numerous awards and high rankings by leading independent researchers, and DTB’s partners rank among the best legal professionals in the industry. DTB lawyers are organized in more than ten diversified practice groups, allowing them to observe the 24- hour response policy when getting in touch with clients and providing them with up-to-date advice.

MISSION. Providing the most reliable advice to clients by applying international standards and the highest level of local expertise.

VALUES. DTB is committed to promoting equality, fairness and diversity, as well as adding value to society.

Main Areas of Practice:

Antitrust & Competition

Commercial & Corporate

Banking & Finance

M&A

Litigation & Dispute Resolutions

Regulatory & Administrative

Real Estate & Project Finance

Employment

Energy

Infrastructure & Environmental

IT/E-Commerce

Intellectual Property

Telecommunications & Media

Insurance

Antitrust & Competition:

1 partner, 3 associates

Restrictive agreements, merger control, abuse of dominant position, and compliance can create a forest of complex, tangled issues for even the most experienced business person. DTB’s antitrust and competition team helps clients solve the urgent antitrust and competition issues and implement long-term strategies to reduce their risk in the future.

Contact: [email protected].

Commercial & Corporate:

4 partners; 14 associates

Experienced in major local and cross-border transactions, the firm’s corporate and commercial practice group guides clients through commercial contracts, corporate governance, general company advice, joint ventures and many more.

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Banking & Finance:

2 partners, 3 associates

The team guide clients through the full range of regulatory and compliance issues, as well as in sophisticated transactions such as syndicated loans, refinancing, securitisation, financial product structuring, leveraged financing, banking agreements, capital markets, and investment funds.

Contact: [email protected].

Mergers & Acquisitions:

3 partners, 12 associates

The firm’s dedicated M&A lawyers advise on public and private M&A transactions across many different industries and in single and multijurisdictional deals. DTB’s M&A team has completed some of the most complex M&A transactions in Croatia.

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Litigation & Dispute Resolution:

3 partners, 7 associates

DTB regularly represents leading domestic and international companies in their most important, high-profile commercial disputes.

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Regulatory & Administrative:

1 partner, 3 associates

Government regulations can be a major challenge for companies doing business in Croatia. DTB’s comprehensive knowledge of Croatia’s administrative and public law, and experience in regulatory investigations, has helped clients successfully manage their business operations.

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Energy:

2 partners, 8 associates

Having represented clients in the power, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, the firm has a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the legal issues that are most important to their continued success.

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Real Estate & Infrastructure:

2 partners, 4 associates

DTB has exceptional experience and knowledge in representing clients in the most complicated and demanding real estate transactions and infrastructure projects in Croatia. The firm is also experienced in financing, regulatory, permitting requirements, motorways, port facilities, power plants, and oil and gas facilities.

Contact: [email protected].

Intellectual Property:

1 partner, 2 associates

This group delivers client-focused advice on IP matters for leading regional and world brands including trademarks, industrial design, patent, copyright and infringement and litigation.

Contact: [email protected].